District proposes instructional-materials and software purchases; pilots planned for social studies and math
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The district presented a proposed package of instructional materials, recurring assessment licenses and software, funded partially by a grant; pilots include two social-studies programs and Illustrative Mathematics at middle and Algebra I levels.
District curriculum staff presented a proposed instructional-materials and software package for the 2025–26 school year that includes recurring assessment licenses, classroom workbooks, online platforms for credit recovery and career planning, and pilot programs for social studies and mathematics.
The presenter (instructional staff) told the board the packet grouped assessment tools, instructional software and high-quality instructional resources. Assessments named included ESGI (kindergarten screening), i-Ready (K–8), EasyCBM (MTSS progress monitoring), pair assessments for benchmarks, and Horizon for practice ACTs. Instructional-software items included i-Ready teacher resources (MyPath), ALEKS for tier 2/3 math intervention, Mystery Science for elementary science, CommonLit for middle/high literature and Pathful for state-required individual learning plans in grades 6–12.
The presenter said SchoolsPLP is the district’s online platform for performance-based courses, credit recovery and the 4T Academy, and that the platform’s catalog supported course delivery and parent-teacher communication. The district pilots two elementary social-studies programs (TCM and Savvas), with different schools testing each and a decision to be made after the pilot year.
Illustrative Mathematics was piloted at the middle-school level and will expand districtwide in grades 6–8, with an Algebra I pilot in high school to gather teacher feedback before a larger investment. The presenter said a grant covers most elementary workbooks at a cost of about $115,000; the remaining workbook purchases for two schools were the district’s responsibility. The package’s total cost translates to roughly $80 per student, as calculated by the presenter.
Board members asked whether recurring costs would continue each year; the presenter confirmed recurring licenses such as i-Ready are ongoing expenses that the district must budget for. Several board members requested midyear follow-ups and data on early results from pilots; the presenter agreed to provide midyear reports and growth comparisons.